oca

ˈoʊkə

Definition

Definition of oca - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

TECH.

edible underground tuber cooked and eaten like potatoes

TECH.

Oca tubers can be cooked and eaten much like potatoes.

potato

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botany

TECH.

plant of the genus Oxalis with edible tubers

TECH.

Oca is popular in Andean cuisine.

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edible underground tuber cooked and eaten like potatoes
plant of the genus Oxalis with edible tubers

Origin of oca

Quechua, oqa (tuber)

Examples of oca in a sentence

Oca is a staple in Andean cuisine.
Farmers cultivate oca for its nutritious tubers.
Oca can be roasted or boiled as a side dish.

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French:oca, oxalis tubéreux, ...
German:Oca Knollen, Oca, ...
Italian:oca andina, oxalis, ...
Spanish:ñame andino, ...
Portuguese:batata-oca, oxalis tuberosa, ...
Chinese:块茎, 安第斯酸模, ...
Japanese:オカの塊茎, オカ, ...
Arabic:أُوكَا, ...
Hebrew:אוֹקָה, ...
Russian:ока, ...
Ukrainian:бульба ока, ока, ...
Hindi:ओका कंद, ओका, ...
Bengali:ওকা কন্দ, ওকা, ...
Catalan:tubercles d'oca, oxalis tuberosa, ...
Czech:oka, andská hlíznatá rostlina, ...
Danish:oca knolde, oxalis-knold, ...
Dutch:ocaknollen, knolzuring, ...
Greek:κονδύλους oca, όκα, ...
Hungarian:oka, új-zélandi jamgyökér, ...
Khmer:អូកា, រុក្ខជាតិក្នុងពូជអុកសាលីសដែលមានមើមអាចបរិភោគបាន, ...
Korean:오카 덩이줄기, ...
Persian:غده اوکا, گیاه اوکا, ...
Polish:bulwy oca, oxalis, ...
Portuguese (BR):batata-oca, Oxalis tuberosa, ...
Romanian:oca, ...
Swedish:oca-knöl, oka, ...
Thai:หัวพืชกินได้ชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายมันฝรั่ง, โอคา, ...
Turkish:oca yumrusu, oka, ...
Vietnamese:củ oca, cây oca, ...

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